NLI Stock Price History
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6.94-0.03 (-0.43%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
NL price history at a glance
The price history for NLI (NL) on this page begins on March 17, 1980, when the stock closed at $18.00; it most recently closed at $6.94 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $40.75, reached on January 5, 1981; the latest close is 83.0% below that peak. Across the 45 complete calendar years in the table, NL finished higher in 21 and lower in 24. Its best year was 1994 (+180.6%) and its worst was 2018 (-74.0%).
Over roughly 47 years the share price changed -61.4%, a -2.0% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, NL has gained 16.4%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1980
- $40.75
- Date of high
- Jan 5, 1981
- Low since 1980
- $1.92
- Date of low
- Jan 25, 2016
- 52-week high
- $8.60
- 52-week low
- $5.04
- Last close
- $6.94
NL returns
1 week
-0.57%
1 month
+2.81%
3 months
+14.52%
6 months
+19.45%
Year to date
+26.87%
1 year
+16.44%
3 years
+50.87%
5 years
+15.67%
NL price return, excluding dividends.
NL annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.94 | +27.11% |
| 2025 | 5.46 | -29.46% |
| 2024 | 7.74 | +37.97% |
| 2023 | 5.61 | -17.62% |
| 2022 | 6.81 | -7.97% |
| 2021 | 7.40 | +54.81% |
| 2020 | 4.78 | +28.15% |
| 2019 | 3.73 | +0.81% |
| 2018 | 3.70 | -74.04% |
| 2017 | 14.25 | +74.85% |
| 2016 | 8.15 | +168.09% |
| 2015 | 3.04 | -64.86% |
| 2014 | 8.65 | -25.69% |
| 2013 | 11.64 | -5.29% |
| 2012 | 12.29 | -5.24% |
| 2011 | 12.97 | +16.22% |
| 2010 | 11.16 | +60.81% |
| 2009 | 6.94 | -48.86% |
| 2008 | 13.57 | +42.09% |
| 2007 | 9.55 | -7.64% |
| 2006 | 10.34 | -26.61% |
| 2005 | 14.09 | -36.24% |
| 2004 | 22.10 | +83.40% |
| 2003 | 12.05 | -32.34% |
| 2002 | 17.81 | +14.68% |
| 2001 | 15.53 | -35.96% |
| 2000 | 24.25 | +61.00% |
| 1999 | 15.06 | +6.17% |
| 1998 | 14.19 | -3.81% |
| 1997 | 14.75 | +32.58% |
| 1996 | 11.13 | -8.25% |
| 1995 | 12.13 | -3.96% |
| 1994 | 12.63 | +180.56% |
| 1993 | 4.50 | -2.70% |
| 1992 | 4.63 | -56.98% |
| 1991 | 10.75 | +14.67% |
| 1990 | 9.38 | -61.54% |
| 1989 | 24.38 | +29.14% |
| 1988 | 18.88 | +40.47% |
| 1987 | 13.44 | +2.38% |
| 1986 | 13.13 | +90.91% |
| 1985 | 6.88 | +30.95% |
| 1984 | 5.25 | -33.33% |
| 1983 | 7.88 | -14.29% |
| 1982 | 9.19 | -53.77% |
| 1981 | 19.88 | -50.00% |
| 1980* | 39.75 | +120.83% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1980; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
NL daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.01 | 7.05 | 6.92 | 6.94 | -0.43% | |
| 6.99 | 7.13 | 6.90 | 6.97 | +0.29% | |
| 6.95 | 7.07 | 6.93 | 6.95 | 0.00% | |
| 7.00 | 7.02 | 6.89 | 6.95 | -0.86% | |
| 7.01 | 7.14 | 6.96 | 7.01 | +0.43% | |
| 7.13 | 7.20 | 6.91 | 6.98 | -1.27% | |
| 6.93 | 7.07 | 6.86 | 7.07 | +1.58% | |
| 7.00 | 7.13 | 6.96 | 6.96 | -1.56% | |
| 7.00 | 7.08 | 6.94 | 7.07 | +1.00% | |
| 6.96 | 7.10 | 6.94 | 7.00 | -0.28% | |
| 6.92 | 7.07 | 6.92 | 7.02 | -0.28% | |
| 6.95 | 7.10 | 6.95 | 7.04 | +1.44% | |
| 6.99 | 6.99 | 6.79 | 6.94 | -1.84% | |
| 6.87 | 7.09 | 6.86 | 7.07 | +3.51% | |
| 6.84 | 6.92 | 6.50 | 6.83 | -0.44% | |
| 7.03 | 7.15 | 6.54 | 6.86 | -2.42% | |
| 7.06 | 7.09 | 6.90 | 7.03 | +1.15% | |
| 7.01 | 7.16 | 6.95 | 6.95 | -0.86% | |
| 7.09 | 7.09 | 6.92 | 7.01 | -0.14% | |
| 7.05 | 7.05 | 6.94 | 7.02 | +0.14% | |
| 7.10 | 7.19 | 6.88 | 7.01 | -0.14% | |
| 6.64 | 7.02 | 6.64 | 7.02 | +4.00% | |
| 6.60 | 6.79 | 6.60 | 6.75 | +2.58% | |
| 6.73 | 6.79 | 6.49 | 6.58 | -3.09% | |
| 6.85 | 6.90 | 6.55 | 6.79 | -2.02% | |
| 6.81 | 6.93 | 6.76 | 6.93 | +2.67% | |
| 6.73 | 6.96 | 6.72 | 6.75 | +0.45% | |
| 6.70 | 6.84 | 6.62 | 6.72 | +0.75% | |
| 6.72 | 6.77 | 6.62 | 6.67 | -0.89% | |
| 6.50 | 6.89 | 6.50 | 6.73 | +3.06% | |
| 6.61 | 6.61 | 6.51 | 6.53 | -0.91% | |
| 6.57 | 6.61 | 6.44 | 6.59 | +0.92% | |
| 6.47 | 6.80 | 6.46 | 6.53 | +1.56% | |
| 6.47 | 6.58 | 6.38 | 6.43 | -0.62% | |
| 6.44 | 6.50 | 6.36 | 6.47 | +0.47% | |
| 6.39 | 6.57 | 6.38 | 6.44 | -0.31% | |
| 6.49 | 6.60 | 6.37 | 6.46 | -0.62% | |
| 6.45 | 6.64 | 6.37 | 6.50 | +1.25% | |
| 6.47 | 6.53 | 6.28 | 6.42 | -0.31% | |
| 6.53 | 6.57 | 6.42 | 6.44 | -1.38% | |
| 6.78 | 6.81 | 6.50 | 6.53 | -2.83% | |
| 6.40 | 6.72 | 6.40 | 6.72 | +5.00% | |
| 6.35 | 6.58 | 6.35 | 6.40 | +1.75% | |
| 6.49 | 6.63 | 6.15 | 6.29 | -3.08% | |
| 6.30 | 6.49 | 6.22 | 6.49 | +3.02% | |
| 5.87 | 6.34 | 5.87 | 6.30 | +9.57% | |
| 5.86 | 5.90 | 5.73 | 5.75 | -1.54% | |
| 5.90 | 5.99 | 5.79 | 5.84 | -1.35% | |
| 5.83 | 5.92 | 5.83 | 5.92 | +3.14% | |
| 5.96 | 5.96 | 5.70 | 5.74 | -3.20% | |
| 5.86 | 6.00 | 5.86 | 5.93 | +0.34% | |
| 5.97 | 5.97 | 5.64 | 5.91 | -0.67% | |
| 5.78 | 6.00 | 5.75 | 5.95 | +2.94% | |
| 5.85 | 5.87 | 5.70 | 5.78 | -0.52% | |
| 5.79 | 5.81 | 5.65 | 5.81 | +0.35% | |
| 5.64 | 5.84 | 5.64 | 5.79 | +2.66% | |
| 5.86 | 5.86 | 5.59 | 5.64 | -2.93% | |
| 5.70 | 5.81 | 5.70 | 5.81 | +1.40% | |
| 5.94 | 5.94 | 5.71 | 5.73 | -2.88% | |
| 5.98 | 6.15 | 5.87 | 5.90 | -1.99% | |
| 6.10 | 6.10 | 5.99 | 6.02 | -0.17% | |
| 6.06 | 6.14 | 6.00 | 6.03 | +0.67% | |
| 5.97 | 6.11 | 5.97 | 5.99 | +0.34% | |
| 6.09 | 6.17 | 5.97 | 5.97 | -1.49% | |
| 6.09 | 6.15 | 6.06 | 6.06 | -0.66% | |
| 6.03 | 6.10 | 5.95 | 6.10 | +0.33% | |
| 5.97 | 6.12 | 5.90 | 6.08 | +0.83% | |
| 5.95 | 6.06 | 5.87 | 6.03 | +2.55% | |
| 6.24 | 6.24 | 5.85 | 5.88 | -6.37% | |
| 6.00 | 6.35 | 5.98 | 6.28 | +5.72% | |
| 6.00 | 6.09 | 5.91 | 5.94 | -0.17% | |
| 6.16 | 6.20 | 5.95 | 5.95 | -4.65% | |
| 5.80 | 6.30 | 5.80 | 6.24 | +6.48% | |
| 5.71 | 5.88 | 5.71 | 5.86 | +1.74% | |
| 5.92 | 5.94 | 5.63 | 5.76 | -2.70% | |
| 5.93 | 5.94 | 5.83 | 5.92 | +1.37% | |
| 5.97 | 6.00 | 5.83 | 5.84 | -2.34% | |
| 5.98 | 6.14 | 5.98 | 5.98 | -0.33% | |
| 6.15 | 6.25 | 6.00 | 6.00 | -1.15% | |
| 5.92 | 6.18 | 5.90 | 6.07 | +1.68% | |
| 6.03 | 6.04 | 5.84 | 5.97 | -0.83% | |
| 6.01 | 6.15 | 5.99 | 6.02 | -0.50% | |
| 6.08 | 6.19 | 6.01 | 6.05 | -1.14% | |
| 6.05 | 6.18 | 6.01 | 6.12 | +1.83% | |
| 6.06 | 6.11 | 5.95 | 6.01 | +0.67% | |
| 6.05 | 6.16 | 5.83 | 5.97 | -0.50% | |
| 6.09 | 6.16 | 6.00 | 6.00 | -0.33% | |
| 6.01 | 6.13 | 5.92 | 6.02 | -0.66% | |
| 5.92 | 6.11 | 5.89 | 6.06 | +1.17% | |
| 5.97 | 5.99 | 5.79 | 5.99 | +1.35% | |
| 5.65 | 6.08 | 5.65 | 5.91 | +3.87% | |
| 6.02 | 6.32 | 5.68 | 5.69 | -6.26% | |
| 7.30 | 7.31 | 5.89 | 6.07 | -17.53% | |
| 8.43 | 8.47 | 7.30 | 7.36 | -13.62% | |
| 7.86 | 8.60 | 7.72 | 8.52 | +10.36% | |
| 7.11 | 8.14 | 7.11 | 7.72 | +9.50% | |
| 6.95 | 7.25 | 6.95 | 7.05 | +1.44% | |
| 7.41 | 7.67 | 6.82 | 6.95 | -4.27% | |
| 7.16 | 7.41 | 7.15 | 7.26 | +1.54% | |
| 7.09 | 7.37 | 6.80 | 7.15 | +0.56% | |
| 7.48 | 7.52 | 7.08 | 7.11 | -6.57% | |
| 6.63 | 8.60 | 6.60 | 7.61 | +14.09% | |
| 5.91 | 6.75 | 5.88 | 6.67 | +13.82% | |
| 5.80 | 5.86 | 5.75 | 5.86 | 0.00% | |
| 5.82 | 5.86 | 5.80 | 5.86 | +0.86% | |
| 6.01 | 6.01 | 5.81 | 5.81 | -2.68% | |
| 6.00 | 6.12 | 5.97 | 5.97 | -0.67% | |
| 6.14 | 6.14 | 5.93 | 6.01 | +1.52% | |
| 5.86 | 6.04 | 5.86 | 5.92 | +1.02% | |
| 5.92 | 6.01 | 5.86 | 5.86 | -0.68% | |
| 6.06 | 6.08 | 5.83 | 5.90 | -3.44% | |
| 6.00 | 6.11 | 5.98 | 6.11 | +1.83% | |
| 5.95 | 6.00 | 5.87 | 6.00 | +0.50% | |
| 5.96 | 6.00 | 5.94 | 5.97 | 0.00% | |
| 5.86 | 5.98 | 5.85 | 5.97 | +2.05% | |
| 5.94 | 6.00 | 5.85 | 5.85 | -2.01% | |
| 5.80 | 5.98 | 5.77 | 5.97 | +2.40% | |
| 5.97 | 5.97 | 5.76 | 5.83 | -1.85% | |
| 5.79 | 5.94 | 5.79 | 5.94 | +3.30% | |
| 5.77 | 5.79 | 5.72 | 5.75 | 0.00% | |
| 5.79 | 5.82 | 5.73 | 5.75 | -1.71% | |
| 5.86 | 5.90 | 5.80 | 5.85 | +0.52% | |
| 5.81 | 5.82 | 5.76 | 5.82 | 0.00% | |
| 5.84 | 5.85 | 5.77 | 5.82 | -0.85% | |
| 5.91 | 5.94 | 5.78 | 5.87 | -0.51% | |
| 5.76 | 5.94 | 5.75 | 5.90 | +1.55% | |
| 5.86 | 5.86 | 5.72 | 5.81 | -1.69% | |
| 5.78 | 5.93 | 5.68 | 5.91 | +0.68% | |
| 5.75 | 5.87 | 5.68 | 5.87 | +4.45% | |
| 5.58 | 5.75 | 5.58 | 5.62 | -0.35% | |
| 5.70 | 5.77 | 5.64 | 5.64 | -2.08% | |
| 5.75 | 5.87 | 5.65 | 5.76 | -0.69% | |
| 5.88 | 5.89 | 5.78 | 5.80 | -0.51% | |
| 5.80 | 5.93 | 5.77 | 5.83 | +0.34% | |
| 5.78 | 5.90 | 5.75 | 5.81 | +0.69% | |
| 5.89 | 5.94 | 5.75 | 5.77 | -3.03% | |
| 5.74 | 5.96 | 5.62 | 5.95 | +2.41% | |
| 5.84 | 5.89 | 5.76 | 5.81 | +0.69% | |
| 5.74 | 5.91 | 5.63 | 5.77 | -0.69% | |
| 5.57 | 5.83 | 5.38 | 5.81 | +5.25% | |
| 5.57 | 5.57 | 5.36 | 5.52 | -0.36% | |
| 5.65 | 5.69 | 5.50 | 5.54 | -2.64% | |
| 5.69 | 5.71 | 5.58 | 5.69 | -0.35% | |
| 5.87 | 5.91 | 5.71 | 5.71 | -1.55% | |
| 5.98 | 6.05 | 5.79 | 5.80 | -2.52% | |
| 6.00 | 6.06 | 5.89 | 5.95 | -0.17% | |
| 5.78 | 6.11 | 5.77 | 5.96 | +2.05% | |
| 5.92 | 6.23 | 5.71 | 5.84 | -0.68% | |
| 5.80 | 6.22 | 5.77 | 5.88 | -3.92% | |
| 5.95 | 6.12 | 5.80 | 6.12 | +0.99% | |
| 5.77 | 6.12 | 5.77 | 6.06 | +2.02% | |
| 6.30 | 6.30 | 5.91 | 5.94 | -6.16% | |
| 6.16 | 6.35 | 6.06 | 6.33 | +2.93% | |
| 6.18 | 6.29 | 5.91 | 6.15 | -0.49% | |
| 6.13 | 6.30 | 6.13 | 6.18 | 0.00% | |
| 6.11 | 6.32 | 6.09 | 6.18 | +0.49% | |
| 6.48 | 6.50 | 6.12 | 6.15 | -4.35% | |
| 6.34 | 6.43 | 6.08 | 6.43 | +3.04% | |
| 5.85 | 6.37 | 5.80 | 6.24 | +6.48% | |
| 6.19 | 6.42 | 5.86 | 5.86 | -6.24% | |
| 6.18 | 6.31 | 6.05 | 6.25 | +0.81% | |
| 6.20 | 6.39 | 6.05 | 6.20 | +0.16% | |
| 6.09 | 6.37 | 6.09 | 6.19 | +1.81% | |
| 6.31 | 6.33 | 6.08 | 6.08 | -3.49% | |
| 6.21 | 6.40 | 6.10 | 6.30 | +1.29% | |
| 6.42 | 6.43 | 6.07 | 6.22 | -3.12% | |
| 6.45 | 6.52 | 6.33 | 6.42 | 0.00% | |
| 6.20 | 6.51 | 6.20 | 6.42 | +4.39% | |
| 6.15 | 6.33 | 6.14 | 6.15 | -0.65% | |
| 6.09 | 6.24 | 5.93 | 6.19 | +1.48% | |
| 6.07 | 6.25 | 6.02 | 6.10 | +0.49% | |
| 6.18 | 6.32 | 5.88 | 6.07 | -0.98% | |
| 5.95 | 6.24 | 5.94 | 6.13 | +3.55% | |
| 5.98 | 6.33 | 5.86 | 5.92 | -2.63% | |
| 6.23 | 6.30 | 5.94 | 6.08 | -2.09% | |
| 6.31 | 6.37 | 6.05 | 6.21 | -1.43% | |
| 6.14 | 6.30 | 5.97 | 6.30 | +2.27% | |
| 6.01 | 6.23 | 5.95 | 6.16 | +2.33% | |
| 6.20 | 6.23 | 6.01 | 6.02 | -3.22% | |
| 6.31 | 6.33 | 6.15 | 6.22 | -1.27% | |
| 6.10 | 6.45 | 6.10 | 6.30 | +0.16% | |
| 6.13 | 6.36 | 5.99 | 6.29 | +3.28% | |
| 5.94 | 6.18 | 5.86 | 6.09 | +3.05% | |
| 6.25 | 6.38 | 5.50 | 5.91 | -5.59% | |
| 6.21 | 6.39 | 6.16 | 6.26 | -0.16% | |
| 6.10 | 6.34 | 6.00 | 6.27 | +1.62% | |
| 6.10 | 6.36 | 6.10 | 6.17 | +0.33% | |
| 6.43 | 6.50 | 6.12 | 6.15 | -6.25% | |
| 5.71 | 6.74 | 5.62 | 6.56 | +14.09% | |
| 5.52 | 5.75 | 5.52 | 5.75 | +3.60% | |
| 5.63 | 5.72 | 5.51 | 5.55 | -0.89% | |
| 5.35 | 5.67 | 5.34 | 5.60 | +2.75% | |
| 5.50 | 5.58 | 5.40 | 5.45 | -0.18% | |
| 5.51 | 5.51 | 5.35 | 5.46 | -0.18% | |
| 5.27 | 5.48 | 5.27 | 5.47 | +3.60% | |
| 5.31 | 5.43 | 5.21 | 5.28 | -1.12% | |
| 5.39 | 5.57 | 5.14 | 5.34 | -2.20% | |
| 5.69 | 5.69 | 5.44 | 5.46 | -4.21% | |
| 5.57 | 5.78 | 5.57 | 5.70 | +1.79% | |
| 5.61 | 5.78 | 5.54 | 5.60 | +0.36% | |
| 5.74 | 5.80 | 5.56 | 5.58 | -0.53% | |
| 5.74 | 5.90 | 5.56 | 5.61 | -1.41% | |
| 5.79 | 5.88 | 5.67 | 5.69 | -1.22% | |
| 5.77 | 5.77 | 5.56 | 5.76 | +1.77% | |
| 5.67 | 5.71 | 5.54 | 5.66 | -0.18% | |
| 5.61 | 5.75 | 5.42 | 5.67 | +0.89% | |
| 5.68 | 5.80 | 5.61 | 5.62 | -2.94% | |
| 5.71 | 5.80 | 5.60 | 5.79 | +1.40% | |
| 5.36 | 5.75 | 5.36 | 5.71 | +6.33% | |
| 5.53 | 5.55 | 5.33 | 5.37 | -1.47% | |
| 5.47 | 5.63 | 5.45 | 5.45 | +0.18% | |
| 5.62 | 5.64 | 5.39 | 5.44 | -3.03% | |
| 5.58 | 5.74 | 5.52 | 5.61 | +0.54% | |
| 5.43 | 5.64 | 5.29 | 5.58 | +2.39% | |
| 5.54 | 5.63 | 5.44 | 5.45 | -0.73% | |
| 5.51 | 5.65 | 5.46 | 5.49 | -2.83% | |
| 5.58 | 5.72 | 5.56 | 5.65 | -1.57% | |
| 5.41 | 5.75 | 5.39 | 5.74 | +5.51% | |
| 5.51 | 5.54 | 5.38 | 5.44 | -0.37% | |
| 5.57 | 5.62 | 5.29 | 5.46 | -1.62% | |
| 5.32 | 5.61 | 5.04 | 5.55 | +3.93% | |
| 5.44 | 5.45 | 5.26 | 5.34 | -0.74% | |
| 5.26 | 5.50 | 5.20 | 5.38 | +2.28% | |
| 5.25 | 5.43 | 5.20 | 5.26 | +0.77% | |
| 5.50 | 5.53 | 5.22 | 5.22 | -4.74% | |
| 5.50 | 5.77 | 5.43 | 5.48 | -1.08% | |
| 5.62 | 5.71 | 5.50 | 5.54 | -1.95% | |
| 5.71 | 5.78 | 5.62 | 5.65 | -1.05% | |
| 5.70 | 5.77 | 5.67 | 5.71 | -0.35% | |
| 5.90 | 5.90 | 5.64 | 5.73 | -2.88% | |
| 5.85 | 5.95 | 5.66 | 5.90 | +0.85% | |
| 5.85 | 6.00 | 5.85 | 5.85 | -1.02% | |
| 5.83 | 5.94 | 5.75 | 5.91 | +2.96% | |
| 5.81 | 5.89 | 5.67 | 5.74 | -2.71% | |
| 5.99 | 6.02 | 5.83 | 5.90 | -2.48% | |
| 5.75 | 6.09 | 5.71 | 6.05 | +4.67% | |
| 5.82 | 6.27 | 5.75 | 5.78 | -2.03% | |
| 5.96 | 6.20 | 5.82 | 5.90 | -0.67% | |
| 5.88 | 6.12 | 5.85 | 5.94 | +1.71% | |
| 6.15 | 6.16 | 5.84 | 5.84 | -5.19% | |
| 6.00 | 6.23 | 5.89 | 6.16 | +3.88% | |
| 5.70 | 5.99 | 5.70 | 5.93 | +3.13% | |
| 5.89 | 5.96 | 5.72 | 5.75 | -1.03% | |
| 5.77 | 5.94 | 5.77 | 5.81 | +0.35% | |
| 5.81 | 5.81 | 5.69 | 5.79 | +0.52% | |
| 5.84 | 5.98 | 5.74 | 5.76 | -2.04% | |
| 6.03 | 6.07 | 5.72 | 5.88 | -3.45% | |
| 5.82 | 6.11 | 5.82 | 6.09 | +6.10% | |
| 5.89 | 6.01 | 5.70 | 5.74 | -2.71% | |
| 6.01 | 6.01 | 5.79 | 5.90 | +0.85% | |
| 5.93 | 6.21 | 5.85 | 5.85 | -1.85% | |
| 6.04 | 6.10 | 5.91 | 5.96 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the NL chart for longer ranges.